Glossy
The crossword clue "Glossy" is answered by SLICK, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLICK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLICK answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- NITID (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLICK
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLICK, most used first.
- Smooth-talking - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Glossy fabric - SATIN, used 94 times
- Glossy - SLEEK, used 62 times
- Not glossy - MATTE, used 44 times
- Smooth and glossy - SLEEK, used 44 times
- Glossy alternative - MATTE, used 12 times
- Glossy black - RAVEN, used 9 times
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